Teucrium aroanium
Gray Creeping Germander
Details
2-3" tall x 18-24" wide. This outstanding Mediterranean Teucrium has been a very impressive performer in our Xeriscape Demonstration Garden these past years. Gray Creeping Germander grows into a low mound of thin, silver leaves that form a beautiful backdrop for the honey-scented deep lavender-pink flowers. Shear back 1/3 in mid-spring to reinvigorate established plants. Plant in "lean" well-drained soils and mulch with gravel for best performance. (cutting propagated)| SKU | 94620 |
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| Common Name | Gray Creeping Germander |
| Botanical Name | Teucrium aroanium |
| Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Mature Height | 2-3" tall |
| Mature Spread | 18-24" wide |
| Bloom Time | Late spring to summer |
| Ships As | Potted Plant |
| Planting Time | Spring / Summer, Fall |
| Soil Type | Low Fertility Soil, Well-Drained Soil |
| Soil Moisture | Drought Resistant / Waterwise |
| Amount of Rain | 10 to 20" |
| Advantages | Deer Resistant, Bee Friendly, Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant Flower / Foliage, Groundcover, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Evergreen, Winter Interest, Good Rockgarden or alpine plant, Multiplies / Naturalizes |
| Ideal Region | Western Only, Hot Desert, Coastal California, Southwest, West, Pacific Northwest |
| Neonicotinoid-Free | Yes - Learn More |
| Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada | No |
Planting Guides
- Plant in sandy or gravel soils, although many species can adapt to well drained loam soils; avoid clay.
- Most species are best positioned in a full sun location.
- Mulch with gravel or pine needles in dry Western climates. Leave un-mulched in moister climates.
- Water regularly the first growing season to establish the plant. Thereafter, only occasional deep watering is needed, when conditions are dry in the heat of summer.
- Deadhead the flowers when blooming is finished. Groundcover Teucrium chaemadrys 'Prostratum,' when used as a lawn substitute, can be mowed to deadhead the flower spikes.
- Fertilize lightly in the fall with Yum Yum Mix. Special comments:
- Many Teucrium species are evergreen and shouldn't be cut back in the spring. But in late fall, rake off brown tree leaves and other fall debris to keep plants clean and foliage healthy over the winter. In spring, winter killed tips can be sheared off.
- Teucrium chaemadrys and T. chaemadrys 'Prostratum' are a zone more cold hardy in dry winter Western climates than in the moist Eastern US.
View more Planting Guides, or download our complete Planting Guide for tips on caring for your plants when you receive your order, as well as planting instructions for Perennials, Spring-Planted Bulbs, Fall-Planted Bulbs, Cacti & Succulents, Xeric Plants and more.
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- Hardy (6)
- Accurate instructions (5)
- Attractive (5)
- Healthy (5)
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
I have a raised, steep wall with a very harsh, burning hot exposure during a long, dry summer. This is one of the only plants, and I've tried a bunch, that is happy. I haven't seen it bloom yet, but it is slowly creeping outward, and am looking forward to that.
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- Accurate Instructions
- Attractive
- Fragrant
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
Planted in a raised terrace with gravel mulch. A stunning plant in bloom and attractive out of bloom. I am stingy with supplemental water and this plant has thrived.
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- Accurate Instructions
- Attractive
- Fragrant
- Hardy
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
I've had great success here, in the mountains of Prescott, AZ, with this plant. I love it! It really adds a nice pop of color in my xeric landscape, and looks especially nice growing over rocks. The bees love it and it has a nice fragrance. One of my favorites!
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- Flimsy
- not as hardy as advertised
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
I did the "buy 2, get 1 free" deal last year and purchased 6. I planted them in an area with morning sun, in a mild fall, and waited. We had a fairly mild but wet winter. This spring, I can't even find the plants. And I have to say, this has been my experience with High Country live plants. The 3 yr. old lavender I bought is the same size as when I got it: the agastache ava's I planted haven't come up at all. I regularly buy plants locally here in Flagstaff, and have had no problem with them, so I know it's not the environment or my technique. I will say that the bulbs I purchased did well, but live plants not so much.
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- Accurate Instructions
- Attractive
- Deer Resistant
- Good Growth
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- Patio
Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
It has grown beyond expectation for the first season. The DEER have not chewed on it or the TURKEYS have not tried to dig it up. I am turning to your nursery for future landscape needs. Everything has been a trial and error with frustration in researching plant material.
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
Give it some time, and this charming little creeping germander will set it's roots into those hot and dry spots that make other plants shrivel and die. Just don't give it too much water!
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
Have grown this plant for 4 years now, and it's one of my absolute favorites. It has the lovely, mounding form of a spring bloomer like candytuft or alyssum, but blooms from mid-summer on. Bees love it, people always ask about it. The foliage is evergreen, and the flowers are a gorgeous orchid purple. Much prettier than the catalog photo! My only complaint is that it doesn't seem to reseed. I would love more of it!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Comments about High Country Gardens Teucrium aroanium:
Planted in full sun in a highly visible area along the curb. Fills in a large area of bare dirt, where gravel washed out during monsoons. Already had some well-established plants, that remain evergreen and attractive year-round, and the new ones are filling in nicely as well.
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USDA Hardiness Planting Zones
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
- If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will survive the winter temperatures in your area.
- If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
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